2012 Event Despite an initial ban on the film 'Borat,' Kazakhstan issues and official 'thank you' to actor Sacha Baron Cohen for his character, Borat Sagdiyev 2001 Death William Berry, Lord Hartwell, 3rd Viscount Camrose and Baron Hartwell, journalist, newspaper owner, editor-in-chief of the Daily, Sunday Telegraph, dies in Westminster, London, at age 89 2001 Death Sandy Baron, comic, Broadway Danny Rose, dies at 63 1996 Death Robert Hersant, press baron, dies at 76 1994 Death Baron Marcel Bich, inventor (Bic Pen), dies at 79 1994 Death Marcel Bich, Italian/French baron/pen manufacturer (Bic), dies at 79 1994 Death Frederik baron van Pallandt, Danish singer (Nina and F), murdered at 61 1994 Death Gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, mayor of Maarn, dies at 78 1993 Death Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron, shot to death at 44 1992 Event Colombia drug baron Pablo Escobar escapes prison 1992 Death Mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident 1991 Event Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar surrenders to police 1988 Birthday Edward EMG baron Downpatrick, grandson of English prince Edward 1988 Death Marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer, dies at 87 1986 Death Flor Peeters, Flemish baron/organist/composer, dies at 83 1982 Death Baron Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister/ambassador, dies 1978 Event Belgian baron Charles Bracht kidnapped 1976 Death Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies 1974 Death Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/baron Culloden, dies at 74 1972 Death J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate 1970 Birthday Uma Thurman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Baron Munchausen, Pulp Fiction 1968 Death Frederik M baron van Asbeck, lawyer (League of Nations), dies at 78 1966 Birthday Euan Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, English baron/multi-millionaire 1964 Death Miles WL Killearn of Killearn, baron/diplomat (Egypt), dies at 84 1964 Death Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook/newspaper owner (Leatherhead), dies 1962 Death Charles-Jean baron de la Vallee-Poussin, Belgian engineer, dies at 96 1961 Death John Acton, 1st Baron Acton, English historian, friends with De Tocqueville, Bluntschli, Montalembert, his extensive library was purchased after his death by Andrew Carnegie, dies 1956 Death Herman Courtens, Belgian baron/painter, dies at 72 1953 Birthday Baron Hill, American Politician 1951 Birthday Chris Smith, born in Barnet, London, Christopher Robert 'Chris' Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, politician, Labor Party, Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury, Cabinet minister, first openly gay MP member, HIV positive 1950 Death Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66 1949 Birthday Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron 1949 Death Pompeo Aloisi, Italian baron/diplomat/senator, dies at 63 1948 Birthday Peter Mond, born in England, 4th Baron Melchett, Lord Melchett, heir to Sir Alfred Mond's fortune, Labor Party whip, researched cannabis addition, Greenpeace activist 1947 Birthday Lyndon Harrison, born in Britain, Baron Harrison, life peer, House of Lords, Member of the European Parliament 1989 - 1999 1947 Birthday Lewis Moonie, born in Dundee, England, Baron Moonie, politician, life peer, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Kircaldy 1946 Birthday John Astor, born in Britain, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, businessman, Conservative Party, House of Lords, Shadow Minister of Defense 1944 Birthday Alan Howarth, born in Britain, born Alan Thomas Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport, politician, Member of Parliament 1983 - 2005, member of the Privy Council 1944 Birthday Alan Horwarth, born in Britain, politician, Baron Howarth of Newport, Member of Parliament for Statford-on-Avon and Newport East, educated at King's College, Cambridge, Conservative Party 1944 Birthday Berend baron van Voorst tot Voorst, Dutch foreign state sect, CDA 1944 Birthday William Westwood, born in England, born William Gavin Westwood, 3rd Baron Westwood of Gosforth in the County of Northumberland, Peerage of the United Kingdom 1943 Birthday Tatton Sykes, English baron/large landowner 1943 Event Pope Pius XII receives German ambassador baron von Weizsacker 1943 Death Frederic baron d'Erlanger, French composer/banker, dies at 74 1943 Birthday Tom McNally, born in England, Thomas McNally, Baron McNally, politician, Liberal Party, Liberal Democrat leader in the House of Lords, life peer, Baron of Blackpool in the County of Lancashire 1943 Birthday Lord Mountevans, born in England, born Edward Patrick Broke Evans, 3rd Baron Mountevans of Chelsea in the County of London 1941 Death Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st baron/statisician, dies 1940 Death John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada (1935-40), dies 1939 Birthday Charles Lyell, born in England, born Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell, politician, Conservative Party, whip, House of Lords, Peerage of the United Kingdom 1938 Birthday Harry McGowan, born in England, born Harry Duncan Cory McGowan, Lord McGowan, 3rd Baron McGowan 1937 Death Ernest Rutherford baron of Nelson, English physicist (Nobel 1908), dies 1937 Death Pierre de Coubertin, baron/revivor of Olympics, dies at 74 1937 Birthday Philip Chetwode, born in England, born 2nd Baron Chetwode, Baron Chetwode, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, heir apparent is Hon. Roger Chetwode 1937 Birthday Christopher Tugendhat, born in England, born Christopher Samuel Tugendhat, Baron Tugendhat of Widdington in the County of Essex, politician, Conservative Party, journalist, author, businessman 1936 Death Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid 1935 Birthday Ian Stewart, born in Scotland, born Bernard Harold Ian Halley Stewartby, Baron Stewartby of Portmoak in the District of Perth and Kinross, Member of Parliament for Hitchin 1935 Birthday Tom Pendry, born in England, Baron Pendry, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde 1970 - 2001 1935 Birthday Dave Wilson, born in Scotland, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, diplomat, administrator, Sinologist, 27th Governor of Hong Kong 1987 - 1992 1935 Birthday Vincent Weir 3rd baron Inverforth, Scottish shipping magnate 1934 Death Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian 1928 Olympics gold 1934 Birthday Simon Mackay, born in Scotland, born Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw of Tanlawhill in the County of Dumfries, Lord Tannlaw, crossbench member of the House of Lords, director or family company Inchape 1934 Birthday Roger Nicholas Edwards, born in England, born Roger Nicholas Edwards, Lord Crickhowell, Baron Crickhowell, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire, Secretary of State for Wales 1933 Birthday John Denison-Pender, born in England, John Willoughby Denison-Pender, Lord Pender, 3rd Baron Pender of Porthcurnow in the County of Cornwall 1933 Birthday Charles Williams, born in Oxford, England, cricketer, batsman, Labor peer, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Baron Williams of Elvel 1933 Birthday Bruno Schroder, British baron/banker/multi-millionaire 1932 Death Paul S Methuen, English baron/Field Marshal/Governor of Natal, dies at 87 1932 Birthday Eric Varley, born in England, born Eric Varley, Baron Varley of Chesterfield in the County of Derbyshire, politician, Labor Party, Cabinet Minister, Member of Parliament for Chesterfield 1932 Event Franz von Papen "Cabinet of the Baron" premieres 1932 Birthday Timothy Renton, born in England, born Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, politician, Conservative Party, Minister of State, Margaret Thatcher's Chief Whip, Member of Parliament for Mid-Sussex 1932 Death Takuma Dan, Japanese baron/financier/industrial, murdered 1932 Birthday James Clyde, born in England, Baron Clyde, son of James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde, British judge, Chancellor to the Bishop of Argyll, Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland 1931 Birthday William Warner Westenra, born in Ireland, born William Warner Westenra, Lord Rossmore, 7th Baron Rossmore, Peerage of Ireland 1931 Birthday Nigel Vinson, born in England, Baron Vinson, businessman, served in Queen's Royal Regiment, Member of National Parks and Countryside Committee, Member of Foundation of Science and Technology 1930 Birthday Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson, born in England, life peer as Baron Browne-Wilkinson, studied at Lancing College and Magdalen College, Oxford, former head of the Privy Council and Vice-Chancellor of the High Court 1929 Death Giitji Tanaka, Japanese baron/general/premier (1927-29), dies at 66 1929 Death Edouard baron Empain, Belgian builder (Heliopolis), dies at 76 1928 Birthday Eric Lubbock, born in England, born Eric Lubbock, Lord Avebury, 4th Baron Avebury, politician, Liberal Party, Member of Parliament for Orpington 1928 Death Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron general, dies at 49 1928 Birthday Rita Gam, born in Pittsburgh, actress, Distortions, Hannibal, Sierra Baron 1927 Event Japan's Wakarsoeki government falls/Baron Tanaka becomes premier 1927 Birthday John Gilbert, born in England, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Dudley East, life peer as Baron Gilbert, of Dudley in the County of West Midlands 1926 Birthday Cranley Onslow, born in England, politician, Conservative Member of Parliament for Woking, called for lower middle class taxes, life peer as Baron Onslow of Working in Surrey County 1926 Birthday Rayner Goddard, born in England, Lord Goddard, Baron Goddard, judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, known for his strict conservative rulings 1925 Birthday Roy Hughes, born in Pontllanfraith, Wales, born Royston John Hughes, Baron Islwyn, politician, Labor Party, union organizer, Member of Parliament for Newport, Member of Parliament for Newport East 1925 Birthday John Neville, actor, Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1925 Birthday Charles Henry Plumb, born in England, Charles Henry Plumb, Lord Plumb, Baron Plumb of Coleshill, County of Warwickshire, Conservative Party, politician, leading figure, National Farmers Union 1925 Birthday Peter Lane, born in England, Baron Lane of Horsell, Lord Land of Horsell, politician, businessman, Conservative Party, served in Royal Navy, life peer, House of Lords 1924 Birthday Brian Rix, born in Cottingham, England, born Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, actor, appeared in film, The Night We Got The Bird, charity worker for Mencap 1921 Death Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Russian baron/general, dies 1921 Birthday Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza, industrialist 1920 Birthday Richard von Weizsacker, baron/president, Germany, 1984-94 1920 Birthday William Butterfield, born in England, born William John Hughes Butterfield, Lord Butterfield, life peer as Baron Butterfield of Stechford, Order of the British Empire, medical researcher, clinician, administrator 1920 Birthday Robert Hersant, press baron 1919 Death Roland baron Eotvos, Hungarian physicist, dies at 70 1919 Birthday Robert Lowry, born in Ireland, judge, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Baron Lowry of Crossgar in the County of Down 1918 Birthday Malcolm Shepherd, born in England, born Malcolm Newton Shepherd, Lord Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd of Spalding, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Lords 1918 Death "Red Baron", Manfred von Richtofen, shot down in WW I at 25 1916 Birthday Francis Cockfield, born in Horsham, England, born Francis Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield of Dover in the County of Kent, politician, Conservative Party, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1916 Birthday Yehudi Menuhin, born in New York City, New York, Lord Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, violinist, conductor, writer, studied under George Enescu, Louis Persinger, Adolf Busch 1915 Birthday Gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, mayor-Maarn Netherlands 1914 Birthday James Scarlett, born in England, born James Richard Scarlett, 8th Baron Abinger, Lord Abinger, politician, Royal Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel, Deputy Lieutenant for Essex 1914 Birthday Donald Stokes, born in Plymouth, England, born Donald Gresham Stokes, Baron Stokes, Lord Stokes, industrialist, life peer in the House of Lords, managing director of British Leyland Motor Corporation 1912 Birthday Cuthbert Alport, born in England, born Cuthbert James McCall Alport, Lord Alport, Baron Alport, politician, Conservative Party, Cabinet Minister, life peer, Deputy Lieutenant for Essex 1911 Birthday William Berry, born in England, Lord Hartwell, 3rd Viscount Camrose and Baron Hartwell, journalist, newspaper owner, editor-in-chief of the Daily, Sunday Telegraph 1911 Death Albert von Rothschild, baron/Austrian banker, dies at 66 1910 Birthday Arthur Hazlerigg, born in England, Lord Hazlerigg, 2nd Baron Hazlerigg, awarded Military Cross, judge, Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire, soldier, served during World War II, life peer 1910 Birthday Alain JG de Rothschild, France, banker/baron 1907 Birthday Alexander Todd, born in Scotland, born Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd, biochemist, Nobel-Prize for Chemistry for structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, nucleotide coenzymes 1907 Death William Le Baron Jenney, U.S. architect, dies 1907 Event Belgium Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government 1905 Birthday Richard F Kahn, baron of Hampstead/British economist 1903 Birthday Thomas Baron Pitfield, composer 1902 Death John E E Dalberg baron van Acton, English historian, dies at 69 1901 Death Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, minister of Cologne dies 1901 Death Nils Adolf Erik, Baron Nordenskjold, geologist/explorer, dies 1901 Birthday Marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer 1900 Birthday Lord Louis Mountbatten, of Burma, royal relative/earl/baron/admiral 1899 Birthday Marnix Gijsen, baron Jan-Albert Goris, Flemish writer, Grote God Pan 1896 Birthday Oswald Mosley, baron/British nazi 1892 Birthday Baron Willy Coppens de Houthulst, Belgian WW I pilot 1892 Birthday Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, Red Baron, German WW I ace 1892 Death Willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dut baron/genealogist, dies at 79 1891 Death Georges-Eugene Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at 81 1890 Death Jacob PP baron van Zuylen, Dutch foreign minister (1852-3), dies at 74 1889 Birthday John Charles Reith, 1st Baron Reith, 1st director-general BBC, 1927-38 1889 Birthday Frederik M baron of Asbeck, Dutch lawyer, League of Nations 1888 Birthday Joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron 1888 Death Jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian Minister of Justice, dies 1886 Death Robert Collier, Robert Porrett Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell, politician, judge, educated at Oxford, successfully defended Brazilian pirates, dies 1886 Birthday Baron Josse Emile van Dievoet, Flemish lawyer 1883 Birthday Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners, 14th baron/composer 1883 Death Friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70 1881 Birthday Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP 1881 Death Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies 1880 Birthday Miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat 1880 Birthday Baron W. Edmund, Archangel and Ironside, British Field Marshal 1879 Death Wolter R baron van Hoevell, Dutch vicar/abolitionist, dies at 66 1878 Birthday Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general, White Armies, WW II 1877 Death Cornelius Vanderbilt, U.S. robber baron, dies at 82 1876 Birthday Baron Joseph van de Meulebroeck, mayor, Brussels, Belgium 1875 Birthday Pompeo Aloisi, Italian baron/diplomat/senator 1870 Birthday Joseph Ryeland, Belgian composer/Baron 1868 Birthday Frederic baron d'Erlanger, French composer/banker 1867 Birthday Carl Gustaf baron Mannerheim, general/president of Finland, 1944-46 1863 Birthday Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron, revived Olympic games 1859 Birthday Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer, Sursum Corda, Ace Knave 1858 Event Baron Lionel de Rothschild is 1st Jew elected to British Parliament 1858 Birthday Frederick Lugard, British captain/baron, Congo 1857 Birthday Jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium, 1907 1854 Birthday Edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader, Irish Unionist Party 1852 Birthday Edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder, Paris Metro 1850 Death Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies 1849 Death David H Chasse, baron/general (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84 1848 Birthday Roland baron Eotvos, Hungarian physicist 1848 Death Godert AGP baron van Capellen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69 1845 Death Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65 1841 Birthday John Arbuthnot Fisher, Ceylon, 1st Baron Fisher/admiral of the fleet 1840 Birthday Baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist 1839 Death Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/General-major (Maastricht), dies at 56 1838 Birthday Aeneas Mackay, Baron/Dutch minister of interior/Colonies 1838 Death Henry Fagel, baron/court clerk of States-General/diplomat, dies at 73 1838 Death Hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73 1837 Death Francois Gerard, French baron/painter, dies at 66 1835 Death Willem F Roell, Dutch baron/minister of Internal Affairs, dies at 67 1834 Birthday John Acton, born in Naples, Italy, 1st Baron Acton, English historian, friends with De Tocqueville, Bluntschli, Montalembert, his extensive library was purchased after his death by Andrew Carnegie 1832 Birthday William Le Baron Jenney, U.S., architect/"father of skyscraper" 1831 Birthday Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, Dutch minister of Colonies 1830 Event Major-General Baron D Chasse bombs Antwerp (Belgium revolution) 1826 Event Baron Van der Capellen resigns as governor of Dutch-Indies 1824 Death Louis AG baron de Bacler d'Albe, French cartographer, dies at 62 1819 Event Godert baron van der de Capellen becomes governor of Dutch-Indies 1818 Event Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle) 1817 Birthday Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister, 1870-71 1817 Birthday Robert Collier, born in England, Robert Porrett Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell, politician, judge, educated at Oxford, successfully defended Brazilian pirates 1816 Birthday Paul Julius Baron von Reuter, founded Reuters news service 1816 Birthday Jacob P P baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Minister Foreign Affairs, 1852-53 1810 Birthday William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const, hydr crane 1807 Death Clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies 1806 Death Michael FB baron von Melas, Austrian general, dies at 77 1803 Birthday Jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian minister of Justice 1792 Death Frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60 1792 Death George Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies 1791 Birthday Baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance 1789 Birthday Augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician 1782 Birthday Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/general-major, Maastricht 1779 Birthday Henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician 1778 Birthday Godert AGP baron van der Capellen, Dutch Governor-General, Dutch-Indies 1778 Event Baron von Steuben joins Continental Army at Valley Forge 1773 Birthday Jean V baron de Rebecque, Swiss/Dutch army leader 1765 Birthday Henry Fagel, Dutch/English baron/diplomat 1765 Birthday David H Chasse, Dutch baron/general, fought Napoleon at Waterloo 1761 Birthday Louis AG baron de Bacler d'Albe, French cartographer and Brigadier General 1760 Death Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64 1759 Birthday Baron Grenville, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1806-07 1755 Death Baron de Montesquieu, French Philosopher 1747 Death Simon Fraser, 12th baron Lovat Jacobite, last man beheaded in England 1737 Death Johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55 1729 Birthday Henry William, Baron, Stiegel, early American glassmaker 1709 Death Hans Willem baron Bentinck, Dutch/English earl of Portland, dies at 60 1708 Death Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/Lieutenant-General/baron Enfield, dies 1705 Birthday Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, England, corrupt politician, Chiswick 1704 Death Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 1699 Event Baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague 1699 Death Hans A baron von Abschatz, Silesian poet, dies at 53 1697 Birthday George Baron Anson, British admiral/explorer 1696 Birthday Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer 1694 Death John L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73 1689 Death George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem/infamous judge, dies 1689 Birthday Baron de Montesquieu, French Philosopher 1684 Birthday Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder, Danish and Norwegian literature 1682 Birthday Johan W. van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat, baron and duke 1680 Birthday Baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer, Stabat mater 1675 Death Karl Rabenhaupt, GermanNetherlands baron of Sucha/army leader, dies at 73 1672 Event Baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden, Netherlands 1671 Death Thomas, 3rd baron Fairfax of Cameron, English general, dies at 59 1671 Death Edward Montagu, English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68 1651 Birthday John Baron Somers, Whig, William III's chief minister, 1696-1700 1634 Death Albrecht WE baron von Wallenstein, German duke, murdered at 50 1620 Birthday John L baron of Elderen, 63rd prince-bishop of Luik, 1688-94 1619 Birthday Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron 1610 Event Thomas West baron De La Mar appointed as 1st Governor of Virginia colony 1610 Event Thomas West, Baron de La Mar, is appointed governor of Virginia 1602 Birthday Karl Rabenhaupt, German/Dutch baron of Sucha/army leader 1598 Death William Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier, dies at 77 1585 Birthday Claude Favre baron de Perouges seigneur de Vaugelas, French grammarian 1580 Death Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed 1578 Death Charles de Berlaymont, baron of Hierges, gov/viceroy of Names, dies 1570 Death Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered 1570 Death Floris van Montmorency, baron of Montigny, dies at 43 1560 Birthday Maximilien de Bethune, duke of Sully/baron of Rosny/Prime Minister of France 1557 Birthday Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty 1520 Birthday William Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier 1264 Event Baron's War fought in England
